Winter's Child and Spring

and

Spring Blooms, Summer Fades, Autumn Sleeps and Winter Flees... Each Season must give way to the next, but this year, Winter's Child refused to give up her Post.

When Spring's Apryl came to Winter Season's Gate,

Little Poe cried... "To welcome you, Spring, I am not ready to agree... rather, I am thinking about what will happen to me!"

Apryl had indeed arrived to welcome in Spring,

with warm winds and gentle rains within her wings, and with flowers springing up wherever she sings. But first, the Winter's Child must leave.

Yet Poe firmly sent her away. Apryl left her shoes by the Gate, returning the next day to argue her fate.

Meanwhile, Poe sat forlorn upon her perch... How she loved the sparkles that danced across the snow as she pondered whereto and wherefore they all might go.

She glanced down at the stoop's seat which suddenly had changed...

Sadly, Little Poe's world was becoming quite rearranged.

One day as March was caught in a lull, Apryl brought a flower with one tiny dew drop, very dull. It held no sparkle like the winter fields of snow, it merely reflected her sad face of woe.

Poe was not impressed.

Apryl softly said, "Poe, I think I know where you can go!

"Each morning could you lend the morning dew, a sprinkling of your icey sparkles anew? And when the flowers go back into the ground, your Season's turn will soon come back around!"

"So now, Winter's Child, can I bring in the Spring?"






Poe thought for a long moment...


Then, she left her perch with a hop, handed Apryl her slippers and quickly went off to sparkle the dewdrop...










Apryl knew Poe's mission would carry her along, and Winter would be welcomed in again, before she even knew the snow was gone!






With both Poe and Apryl working together, this Spring would be even more beautiful than ever!

Please join Apryl, Poe and me as we heartily welcome in Spring

Maiden in a Tower

There was once a King who had a son who asked in marriage the daughter of a mighty King; she was called Maid Maleen, and was very beautiful.

(a tale by Brothers Grimm)

Since her father wished to give her to another, the prince was rejected; but as they both loved each other with all their hearts,

they would not give each other up,





and Maid Maleen said to her father,



"I can and will take no other for my husband."







Then the King flew into a passion, and ordered a Dark Tower to be built, into which no ray of sunlight or moonlight should enter.









When it was finished, he said,

"Therein shalt thou be imprisoned for seven years, and then I will come and see if thy perverse spirit is broken."











Meat and drink for the seven years were carried into the Tower,

and then she and her waiting-woman were led into it and walled up, thus cut off from the sky and from the earth.









There they sat in the darkness, and knew not when day or night began...





so the story of Maid Maleen unfolds...







Maleen escapes the Tower using a bread knife to dig through the walls.

After many more trials she is finally reunited with her betrothed.



Her courage in remaining faithful to the one she loves

was rewarded...

as destiny and her determination

brought them together again.









Her imprisonment was remembered for many years.

Local children sang this song whenever they passed by the Tower...




"Kling, klang, gloria.
Who sits within this tower?
A King's daughter, she sits within,
A sight of her I cannot win,
The wall it will not break,
The stone cannot be pierced.
Little Hans, with your coat so gay,
Follow me, follow me, fast as you may."









yet, Maid Maleen held the Key to her destiny...
that no lock nor Tower could contain. A tiny key hangs by a silver thread around her neck







and her
Lost love was Found

Tinkerbelle Found!

Just after the Cobbler's Messenger left, a golden light shot through the tops of the treesand settled gently...and thoughtfully... on the edge of the clock house.



It was no other than Tinkerbelle, returning from an important outing,completely unaware of the recent callerfrom the Elven Wood.








She had just returned from a lengthy visit with the Lost Boys.






A beautiful Lost Baby had arrived from the Island and she was making plans to move her home back to Neverland to care for him.

Peter's Elven Slipper would have to wait...

Tinkerbelle was sure he would understand...

for she had cared for him when he was just a wee mite himself.

Her golden light would be needed againuntil the Child's Human could be found...

Clock House for Tinkerbelle and Two Awards!

A House made for a Tinker...

(15 inches)

A robust rumor was circulating in elven circles that Tinkerbelle desired a special commission for Peter Pan. A marvelous custom made slipper to wear during the New Year Welcome. However, the faerie herself had not yet made her appearance at the Cobbler's Shop to confirm this rumor and the clock was ticking away the time needed to build such an important shoe.

Princess Everllie decided to send a messenger to Tink's home to find out whether this rumor was true!








No one in the elven realm knew exactly where she lived,
but it was assumed that a Tinker faerie would likely livein a clock house.
When the Cobbler's messenger came upon two
remarkable cuckoo clock houses,
she was sure one of them must be the abode
of the most famous Tinker faerie of all.

Timidly the shoemaker knocked at each door,

with no success.

Evidently no one was at either home.


Or...was there...

(12 inches)

Somehow the messenger faerie felt that someone was watching her from near the tower.

Yet there was no sound to welcome her timid knockings.

The tiny messenger flew back home straight away
carrying no news.

The Cobbler and his staff would just have to wait...

Which clock do you think a Tinker faerie would call home?

(note...these two small fantasy homes in altered cuckoo clock cases are a stupendously wonderful custom request from a dear friend who lives in the land where cuckoo clocks were born. A tiny Tinkerbelle is almost complete and is quite excited to see which home will be chosen to be hers...)

Hey...LOOK WHAT CHRISTEL SENT!

I heartily thank Christel for passing these two awards back to me because now I can send them along to

seven more simply wonderful artist friends...

I hope you will visit Christel

a totally dedicated artist new to the world of ooak

http://christelhutson.blogspot.com/

the Rules...

1. Thank the person who gave this to you.
2. Copy the logo and place it in your blog.
3. Link the person who nominated you.

4. Name 7 things about yourself that no one would really know.
5. Nominate 7 Bloggers
6. Post links to the ten blogs you nominate
7. Leave a comment on each of the blogs letting them know

Please accept these awards with my admiration and hopes that many fine friends will find the path to your most unique corner of the forest!

Dessa

an artist of incredible dolls that seem to have souls peeking through their eyes http://dessaraeartdolls.blogspot.com/

Lisa

(her) light truly emanates from the paintings of her peaceful angels

htttp://schererart.blogspot.com/

Liz

a true friend of the animal realm and to me, her heart is her art...

http://frumcountryheartstudio.blogspot.com/


Maria Del Carmen

a brilliant decorative arts ARTISAN from Spain...one visit to her gorgeous blog and you will be forEVER hooked! http://manualidadesmariadelcarmen.blogspot.com/2009/11/inaguracion-nueva-ventana-y-trabajos.html

Marimer

artist extraordinaire of paper crafts and much much more,with a heart that reaches across languages and waters

http://artesaniamarimer.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-05T13%3A20%3A00%2B02%3A00&max-results=15

Shar

fascinating sculptor of Celtic warriors, wizards and

fantastic mystical creatures of the forest
http://olderealms.blogspot.com/


Penny White

a precious friend who has the soul of a child, wisdom of a sage

and art that takes flight on angel wings

http://angelsdoor.blogspot.com/2009/11/angels-crossing_03.html

Now, off to find Tinkerbell...